Garuda chairman to step down

Garuda Indonesia president director Emirsyah Satar has stated that he is ready to step down from the post.

Satar said: “I have met with the company’s major shareholders [the government] saying that my tenure is going to end soon. I want my successor to be someone who understands the problems in Garuda.”

Satar added: “It would be better if my successor was someone who works in Garuda so that he or she will understand the problems in the airline and knows how to resolve them. But, the decision is in the hands of the shareholders.”

Local media previously reported that State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said that he would replace Emirsyah in September.